American English pronunciation
How to pronounce hush
IPA transcription: ['hʌʃ]
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Noun
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(poetic) tranquil silence
“the still of the night”
Verb
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cause to be quiet or not talk
“Please silence the children in the church!”
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become quiet or still; fall silent
“hush my baby!”
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become quiet or quieter
“The audience fell silent when the speaker entered”
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wash by removing particles
“Wash ores”
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run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals
Usage examples
- This is to be hushed up if it can be.
- God forgive me! Hush, love!
- Hush, he's in the garden!
- He heard, too, a warning "Hush!"
- The family life withdrew, shrank away, and became hushed as he entered.
- Most inscriptions in Linear Elamite date from the reign of Kutik-Inshushinak.
- The music video for "Hush" was Tool's first ever music video.
- Shush! I'm in the middle of a muffin emergency.
- The atmosphere is hushed, reverential, mystical, nostalgic.
- Pennington's contained a hush clause prohibiting her from speaking publicly against Barker.